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Netflix, Hulu, ot Amazon Prime?
JusticeforPluto
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I kinda wanna get a video streaming service. I'm more intrested in TV shows than movies, especially since I hear Netflix doesn't have the best movie selection (especially wrt new releases)
So I'm leaning Hulu, but I'm honestly open to any of them.
What do you think? Are they any pro and cons of any of the services?
So I'm leaning Hulu, but I'm honestly open to any of them.
What do you think? Are they any pro and cons of any of the services?
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Netflix probably has a better selection of previous seasons of currently running shows, as well as completed series. They also have a lot of Netflix original series that have gotten pretty good reviews. Hulu isn't too bad for TV shows either though, and has a better selection of recent movies.
Unless it's changed I believe both have 30 day trials, so why not sign up for both, and drop the one you like least?
Amazon has some hbo shows and a free trial for prime. Worth trying it out.
Honestly, if my kids didn't watch cartoons on Netflix, I'd cancel it, I watch hulu that much more.
Hulu- Hulu is great if you want to watch modern tv shows and don't have a DVR. I tend not to watch television during the week, so the a lot of the times the wife and I will use Hulu a lot over the weekend to catch up the shows we watch. It's also recently acquired all of Happy Endings, so there's that.
Netflix- Can only speak about the U.S side, but it has a good mix of 'classic' tv shows and movies. Yeah, their selection constantly changes, but generally the tv section stays consistent.
Amazon- Amazon probably has the weakest tv selection, though they do have some of their own that are pretty good- Casual, Catastrophe,and Man in the High Castle. It also has a lot of older HBO content like The Wire, first season of Veep, Deadwood, etc.
If you could only get one, I'd probably go with Netflix, as you'll have plenty to watch.
Netflix has the best exclusives of the three, as well. It's really turning into another HBO.
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Prime: I keep this around for the other perks. I think their selection is usually not as good as Netflix.
Hulu: I've had this a couple times over the years. It certainly wins for current season TV content. However, I've always ended up cancelling it because of their annoying insistence on not letting me watch things through the non-computer apps. A bunch of their content is "for computer playback only" or something stupid like that, likely due to bad license agreements with the content providers. So you can't watch it on a TV through Xbox or other apps. I haven't checked in a year or two probably, so maybe this has changed.
Netflix: Has the best range of content. A nice mix of relatively current TV and lots of older TV/movies. Plus they have a lot of excellent original programming.
I have Prime because I do a lot of shopping on Amazon but I almost never use Prime Video.
I mainly use Netflix. Tons of content.
I guess Hulu is OK if you want to watch some current shows that they actually broadcast. They didn't have anything I was interested in last time I signed up.
Honestly? HBO Now is my favorite service, possibly even over Netflix. TV-wise, you are limited to HBO productions, but there are tons of HBO series and they are top notch. Also has tons of movies, including newish ones. I'm a huge fan.
And Crunchyroll is pretty fucking awesome, but that's limited to Anime and I guess they added Manga or something now too.
Hulu has more tv shows.
Netflix has better movies.
Amazon generally doesn't have anything that you can't find elsewhere as part of subscription, but if you want to buy certain movies it can be alright.
Occassionally I will activate Crunchyroll for a specific show (i'm a sucker for Korean drama), though if you like Anime you can find palmost everything on Crunchyroll on Hulu these days.
Generally speaking I watch through a smart TV and through a Roku box, no real difficulties.
Netflix wins for easiest to use and best kid interface. May not matter to you.
Hulu does have a great selection when the interface isn't boiling my blood. Also the commericals are annoying. Not necessarily because they exist, but because they will play the same commercial over and over and over and over and over.
As mentioned by other Prime is good, but is mainly an addon to the other Prime perks. One other awesome thing now is Prime Family or whatever. You can share Prime with one other adult account inthe same address or something. Great for a 2 adult household.
Amazon is kinda like Netflix lite. They have some exclusive cool stuff, but mostly it's unimpressive.
Hulu is mostly for current stuff and a bunch of weird anime my beloved spouse likes to watch but not as good for binging. The ads being the same damn ones so reptitively really does get old.
Netflix is great for originals, terrible movies, terrible original movies, and movies you should have already seen.
Amazon is great if you don't already have cable of any kind and want to pay for movies you can otherwise get on redbox (aces if you're a hermit).
All of these usually suck in comparison to just buying cable, but if you want to put on your pork pie hat and go for the whole I don't have a TV thing, I'd focus on Amazon in terms of economy (the shipping element far exceeds season 2 of Red Oaks, as much as I dug season 1).
I couldn't do ~just~ Hulu or Netflix, because I would seriously have run out of content by now. Hulu has a lot of international content (especially UK shows) which I enjoy a good bit.
Calling any of them "shit" seems pretty clannish and short sighted to me. If you are cutting cable you will want to rotate between the two as seasons release new content you want. I keep both active because it is about $20 together for the plans we use and it gives my wife and I a variety of content we both enjoy to replace cable (which for a similar range of cntent was like 140 where we live).
I say go both, unless you are super strapped for cash. If so, then go monthly based on what you want to watch in the queue.
I just have amazon prime, because for christmas it makes things so much easier. Next thing I need is amazon to sync up with my google calendar, and be like hey you forgot to get your mom a present for her birthday, maybe you should send her x, we will have it to her the day before if you order today.
I say try out their trials. Both are great in their own ways.
Amazon prime is just a bonus to the free shipping and to me is pretty unremarkable as a fill in for the other two (to be fair, prime does have seasons of some hbo shows, Justified and some newer movies that Netflix does not)
And also take a look at HboNow. A better set of very new movies and some good original series.
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- Netflix is for the kids and the original programming (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, etc).
- Hulu+ is for broadcast TV (because our reception is terrible and cuts out on most programs, even with an additional set of "bunny ears" plugged into it) and Comedy Central. The commercials are super annoying, because they pick like three and run them all on nearly every commercial break. I can't bring myself to pay the extra for ad-free, though.
- Amazon Prime is a thing I have, because I like 2-day free shipping on stuff. My kids have used it a couple of times for Avatar and a couple of Nick shows.
I'm not thrilled with any of the interfaces, to be honest. Netflix, for example, constantly moves the "My List" row, so it's often easier just to find the "Recently Watched" row.This infographic shows you all the original programming on the Big 3.
Your toddler has pretty similar tastes to mine from the sounds of it. Try Eggsperts on Amazon if you haven't yet. That was a big hit when discovered recently. He also loved the pilot for Stinky and Dirty, but I don't think they've released any more episodes yet.
I'd say Hulu and Netflix together have a very solid selection for adults and kids ( or nerdy guys ) though Hulu can be weird about what shows stay and which don't but it's not a huge deal.
Anything they don't have or will but not or like a year I buy ala carte on google play
New stuff and movies are rentals, as a rule. But it would be nice to be able to see it while browsing.
we've got Netflix and Hulu at the moment, not sure if we will continue. Want to check out SlingTV as I've heard good things.
Got an antenna from Amazon, just need to hook it up this weekend so we can get rid of cable.
I'm pretty sure that's intentional. Seasons 1-3 of Dora the Explorer are free, the rest you have to buy. Fortunately my kid is too young to care that she's just watching the same ones over and over.
A big pro for Netflix is you can Netflix and chill! That's my two cents.
I also have Netflix, but not Hulu, and I haven't had cable since 2007. I've never run out of TV to watch so far...
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